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SE Radio 615: Kent Beck on "Tidy First?"
Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers
The Value of Tidying Up Code in Software Design
Exploring the importance of tidying small elements to enable bigger changes in software design, emphasizing making small, safe steps and minimizing upfront design decisions. Discussing when to prioritize tidying code considering factors like cost, revenue, coupling, and cohesion, and the economic forces that drive software projects. Detailing implementation strategies for tidying code with a focus on pushing changes, structuring pull requests, and rationalizing design choices through structured experimentation.
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